US Companies Have Wage Hikes Planned for Next Year, Survey Suggests
The rise in wages may be the largest in over a decade, but high inflation rates means it comes as little comfort to workers.
Aaron Drapkin is a Senior Writer at Tech.co. He has been researching and writing about technology, politics, and society in print and online publications since graduating with a Philosophy degree from the University of Bristol five years ago.
As a writer, Aaron takes a special interest in VPNs, cybersecurity, and project management software. He has been quoted in the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, The Daily Mail, Computer Weekly, Cybernews, and the Silicon Republic speaking on various privacy and cybersecurity issues, and has articles published in Wired, Vice, Metro, ProPrivacy, The Week, and Politics.co.uk covering a wide range of topics.
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Shots (or You’ll Get) Fired: Google Plans to Ax Unvaccinated Staff
An internal memo from Google's leadership sets out a plan for unvaccinated staff to be put on leave before being fired.
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Microsoft Rolls out End-to-End Encryption for Teams Calls
The new encryption measure will be welcomed by businesses that use Teams to discuss sensitive and confidential information.
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Buy Now, Pay Later Services Are Taking the Shopping World by Storm
Millions have now postponed payments with BNPL services, but concerns about consumers' ability to manage the debts remain.
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Log4Shell Could be The Most Dangerous Software Vulnerability Ever
The vulnerability allows for exploits to easily be placed on company systems, with over 800,000 attacks already taken place.
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World’s Most Expensive Typo: NFT Worth $300k Accidentally Sold for $3,000
A "fat finger error" led to a decimal point being put in the wrong place and the seller subsequently losing over $250,000.
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Is Executive-Employee Disconnect Fuelling Mass Resignations?
Execs want to get back to the office as quickly as possible, where as employees feel left out of the process.
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51 Arrested in Ukraine for Selling Data of 300M people in EU & US
The suspects had distributed stolen personal information belonging to about 300 million people.
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Microsoft Patches Teams Bug Blocking 911 Calls On Android Phones
The issue was discovered after a Google Pixel 3 user was unable to contact the emergency services for a family member.
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37% of World’s Smart Phones Could Have Been Used for Eavesdropping
A problem with Mediatek chips - which has now been addressed - meant malicious android apps could've accessed phone audio.
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Black Friday: UK Activists Kick Off Global Amazon Protests
Extinction Rebellion and Make Amazon Pay - a coalition of over 70 organizations - both have multiple demonstrations planned.
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Over 100 Million Pieces of Malware Were Made for Windows Users in 2021
To save you getting your calculator out, that's over 300,000 pieces of malware a day - or 227 every minute.
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Worth a Shot? Google Staffers Sign Manifesto Opposing Vaccine Mandate
At least 600 Google employees have now signed a letter calling for staff to "oppose the mandate as a matter of principle".
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Microsoft to Launch “Teams Phone With Calling Plan” in January
Microsoft said the "all-in-one" communication system will help "SMBs reduce costs and simplify operations."
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Hacky Holidays: FBI Expects Ransomware Surge Over Festive Period
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned US businesses: “Threat Actors Don’t Take Holidays.”
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GoDaddy Might Have Exposed Your WordPress Account Details
GoDaddy's security chief has said the company is "sincerely sorry", as over a million accounts could be compromised.
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Big Tech Is Fighting Over Who Gets to Build a Cloud for the Pentagon
The Dept. of Defense has asked tech companies to bid for the JWCC, which will replace the JEDI contract scrapped in July.
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Hackers are Hijacking Phone Numbers to Empty Crypto Accounts
Aggrieved investors are suing their telecoms providers after falling victim to scammers using SIM-Swapping techniques.
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Your Favorite Online Store Could Be a Black Friday Cyber Trap
Thousands of websites have been compromised by 'e-skimming' attacks, with hackers intercepting customer payment information.
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Embarrassing Report Finds ‘Password’ is the Second Most-Used Password in the US
A report by NordPass shows just how poor US cybersecurity is, as the top 200 passwords can be cracked in under one second.
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Metaverse Teams: Microsoft Enters the Race to Build a Virtual Reality
Microsoft is on a mission to bring staff closer together with its own metaverse, which should be ready for users by 2022.
